Punishment books [Massachusetts State Prison]
Punishment books, 1854-1956.
Call no.: HS9.01/292X
Scope and Content: The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island. During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord. With that exception, Charlestown remained the state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Punishment logbooks; arranged chronologically by date of first infraction (2) Confinement registers; arranged chronologically.
Restrictions: Criminal offender record information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 6, ss 167-178. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981. Volume for 1854-1875 lacks p. 24-45
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